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Updated Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer

Since Visual Studio 2022 17.11+ is now forbidding binary serialization, I had to update Righthand...

Getting useful during coronavirus pandemic

Since many of us, including me, got more free time during the pandemic because the...

A refresh and support for Visual Studio 2019 for Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer

I had some spare time and decided to add support for Visual Studio 2019 to...

The perils of flutter's Table widget

I recently started exploring Flutter for mobile apps, and I have to say that I...

Building a Raspberry PI cluster - software

Building a Raspberry PI cluster Building a Raspberry PI cluster - software (this) The last...

Switching from packages.config to PackageReference for .NET projects

Recently NuGet introduced a new way of handling packages within a project. Instead of stuffing...

Building a Raspberry PI cluster

Motivation Partially for learning, partially because it might come handy, I decided to build my...

About in parameter modifier on value type, properties and defensive copy

in parameter modifier was introduced in C# 7.2. It lets you pass (value) types by...

Fresh new Xamarin.Forms application created from template yields a ton of errors

I created a new Android and iOS/NETStandard Xamarin.Forms application with Visual Studio 2017 15.5.4 and...

Troubleshooting Live Unit Test build failure

It happens that I have a .NET 4.6.2 solution including Unit Test projects that builds...

More about SharpRedux

Since last post about SharpRedux I added GettingStarted sample, did a bit of refactoring and...

Quick introduction to Righthand.SharpRedux library

I've been experimenting with a redux implementation for .net lately and here is the current...

App icons missing after upgrading to iOS 11/Xamarin

I have an Xamarin iOS project and developing in Visual Studio 2017 and have app...

Good bye Visual Studio Emulator for Android and hello problems

I recently tested a prototype of a Xamarin Android app that should run on Android...

Webpack’s cheap-module-eval-source-map requires a plugin

I’ve started experimenting with React and consequently Webpack. As a base I picked Cory House’s...

LINQPad, LLBLGENPro and Npgsql

If you want to test LLBLGenPro/Npgsql queries with LINQPad, and you really should, you have...

A solution to Visual Studio Tools for Docker debugging problem

I you have problems with debugging your .net core application using Visual Studio Tools for...

Content for my Cxncel “docker for developers” presentation (Slovene)

I’ve uploaded all the sources and slides of my Cxncel presentation to GitHub. Enjoy.

Content for my Mono, Docker, 3.14, WebAPI on NTK 2016 presentation

I’ve uploaded all the demo content and presentation slides. Source files are on github, Docker...

Mono, Docker, 3.14, WebAPI on NTK 2016

This year I’ll be presenting at Microsoft’s NT Konferenca as I do every year. As...

Strong typing DisplayAttribute reference to Resources

Let’s say there is a decorated member with DisplayAttribute in code, i.e.: public enum SomeEnum...

Fixing connection problems between Visual Studio and Mac when building iOS applications

I’ve been digging a bit into problems of connection between Visual Studio (Xamarin.iOS) and a...

Use async keyword only when required

While async keyword is very useful it shouldn’t be used when it isn’t required. Imagine...

Live Writer is now open source

In case you’ve missed the announcement, Live Writer is now open source and renamed to...

Porting a .net application to Linux/Mono/MonoDevelop

I have a small .net application that I wanted to run on Linux since it...

TwoWay binding trap on Windows Store apps

Imagine having a TextBox bound to a viewmodel’s property in a TwoWay mode. In between...

NCrunch and SQLite testing problem and solution

I have some NUnit tests on .net 4.5.1 class library against PCL and both use...

A hidden bug in Windows Store’s ComboBox

Since some time ago I’ve been using Immutable Collections as much as I could due...

(Android) Emulator on Hyper-V

An apparently great news is that Microsoft has been cooking up an Android emulator. It...

My first public Android application has been published a while ago

I should have written this post months ago, I kept postponing it but now here...

Thinking about delayed getters on properties in C#6.0 or after that

Here is a typical scenario where one postpones property value creation until the property getter...

Finally upgraded to Windows 8.1 (from 8.0)

Since Microsoft released Windows 8.1 I’ve tried to upgrade my 8.0 to 8.1. Without success...

Different XAML layouts for different device orientations in Xamarin.Forms

In case you’ve been wondering how to achieve different XAML layouts for different device orientation...

An async problem

Imagine you have an asynchronous cancellable method like this: CancellationTokenSource cts;

An alpha version of memory profiler for Xamarin Android

Memory profiling is one of the pillars of a good application. Even more important is...

Troubleshooting memory leaks in Xamarin.Android

I was testing an application I am building with Xamarin/Android. One of the tests was...

Json.NET, Android/Xamarin and date serialization

In case you are using JSon.NET with Android/Xamarin you might encounter an “Object null reference”...

A memory profiler for Xamarin.Android

Here is a first ever snapshot of my home-grown memory profiler for Xamarin.Android. While very...

Annoying problem that prevented comments on blog fixed. Hopefully.

Looks like I've finally fixed a problem that prevented you to comment on my/this blog....

Using Autofac with Xamarin

Good news is that Autofac, my IoC container of choice, works with Xamarin and even...

Invoking DatePickerDialog asynchronously with Xamarin.Android

Invoking a DatePickerDialog in Xamarin.Android is a bit tricky because it is done through callbacks...

Running DevExtreme as MVC project in simulator

DevExtreme has a nice (web) simulator that lets you preview your application on a target...

Incoming TypeScript definitions for PhoneJS and ChartJS (DevExtreme)

PhoneJS along with ChartJS are DevExpress’ efforts in providing single page web applications for mobile...

Solving Blend 2013 interactivity error

I am playing with Blend 2013 Silverlight Sketchflow for creating web application mockups. Recently I’ve...

Investigating why an instance is kept alive in a .net application

Sometimes, when I want to verify .net memory management behavior, I fire up ANTS Memory...

When .net assemblies aren’t properly versioned odd errors happen

Today I’ve upgraded a SignalR library from 1.x to 2.0 in an MVC 5 (server)...

Android activity life cycle and IoC

I was recently working on an Android (Xamarin, .net) application based on MvvmCross framework. Actually...

Visual Studio 2013 brings IntelliSense for Data Binding to XAML editor

One of the better improvements in Visual Studio 2013 is IntelliSense for data binding in...

Righthand’s DataSet Debugger Visualizer supports VS2013

Highlights from new version to 1.0.11. added VS2013 version added a "separated assembly" versions. Until...

Updated Righthand Intel Rapid Storage Technology cmdlet

Version 1.1. brings new Get-IrstDisk cmdlet that lists physical disks. Also upgraded to the latest...

Poor man’s performance profiling

If you have been doing development with Xamarin on Android you have probably noticed the...

A week of impressions of developing for Android using Xamarin & MvvmCross

Occasionally I watch road bicycling and it happens that I started following Vuelta 2013. Of...

Powershell version for Righthand Intel Rapid Storage Technology

Since few guys asked if I'll be releasing new command line utilities for Intel Rapid...

Tips for Setting Git on Windows for SSH

Last weekend I took some time to configure Git (and Gitolite for easier repository access...

Making JSON data strong typed with TypeScript and CodeSmith

The situation Imagine a scenario where you have a JSON service that returns data and...

Defining custom regions in TypeScript files and preserving their content during CodeSmith template based code generation

I am looking to do some TypeScript code generation with CodeSmith and I’d like to...

How to compile MvvmCross v3 sources

As you well know, or you might not, MvvmCross is a cross platform MVVM framework...

No more forums at rthand

For few of you who used my forums: I’ve decided to shut down my forums...

Blog engine’s e-mail problems

For some reason I didn’t notice that my blog engine wasn’t properly notifying me of...

Free Succinctly book series from Syncfusion

Lately Syncfusion started producing e-books grouped under Succinctly series. The books are for developers on...

An exotic DevEx’ ReportDesigner breaking change in 12.2

If you ever customized (excellent) DevExpress ReportDesigner you might have used this line of code...

Just developing for Windows 8 Store gives your privacy a funeral

I was poking around with excellent MonoGame framework by creating a simple game, or better,...

Getting proper OpenGL driver for older AMD(ex. ATI) graphics cards on Windows 8

I have a not so new laptop that features ATI Radeon HD 3650 Mobility graphics...

SSD’s firmware version might be really important

I had a good old Asus EEE 1005HA netbook running Windows 7 just fine, albeit...

Sometimes (Visual Studio) error messages are just misleading

Take into account this code Task.Factory.StartNew( () => { throw new Exception(); }). ContinueWith( t...

Visual Studio 2012 and .net 4.5 have officially launched

Read more about the launch on Somasegar’s blog and attend the forthcoming SLODUG meeting (held...

Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer updated to 1.0.8 for Visual Studio 2012

Go, grab the Dataset visualizer test version for Visual Studio 2012 from dedicated page and...

Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer updated to 1.0.8

Here is the list of what’s have been added/changed in 1.0.8.: Fixed Next Change, Next...

Intel Smart Response Technology and not so smart UI technology

Due to some recent BSODs on my system where I couldn’t find out the source...

Fuslogvw.exe aka Fusion Log Viewer aka Assembly Binding Log Viewer troubleshooting

What do you do when you have problems with assembly binding? Exceptions don’t tell very...

FindViewById<> CodeRush template

Here is an useful CodeRush editor template if you work with Mono For Android. FindViewById<«FieldStart»«Caret»«FieldEnd»>(Resource.Id.«FieldStart»«FieldEnd»);«Target()»...

Writing to SD card and notifying outside world of changes

When writing a logging part of an application (Mono For Android/Visual Studio) I got some,...

Roslyn project presentation at NTK 2012 material

Attached are the demo, the slides and enhanced Syntax Tree visualizer that I was showing...

Two dimensional ScrollView for MonoDroid

There is no two dimensional scroll view for Android out of the box – the...

NT Konferenca 2012 lectures schedule for mobile devices

I’ve created a simple ASP MVC 4/jQuery Mobile UI web site that helps you with...

Go To Implementator update

New version of my Go To Implementator (1.0.8) is now built against  DXCore/CodeRush 11.2.11.

Updated Righthand's utilities for managing Intel Rapid Storage Technology

I’ve updated my tools for managing IRST and dedicated page as well. Command line utility...

SignalR client on Mono for Android

While SignalR is a great library for push notifications it has one “flaw”. There is...

Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer updated to 1.0.6

Here is the list of what’s have been added/changed in 1.0.6.: better handling of a...

Realtime graph for WPF

You know the Task Manager’s CPU Usage History graph that shows CPU utilization over time?...

Burning a bootloader to a (Arduino’s) Atmega CPU

One of the many uses of an Arduino board is using it as an ISP...

Mounting Samsung Galaxy S on the bicycle

The challenge of mounting your smartphone on the bicycle is much bigger than one would...

Slides from my .NET Micro Framework and Netduino (using also XBee Pro and C328R camera) talk at Študent je car

Today I’ve presented .NET Micro Framework to the students of Nova Gorica. I demonstrated running...

Slides (Slovene) from my “compiler as a service” talk at Bleeding Edge 2011

I have to say that I really liked this year’s Bleeding Edge event. It happens...

My “compiler as a service” talk at Bleeding Edge 2011

Microsoft is working on compiler as a service codenamed Roslyn for Visual Studio 11 which...

Added some features to Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer

Here is the list of what’s have been added in 1.0.5.: Tables tree width is...

ASUS Support? Who cares.

Not long ago I’ve purchased an ASUS Transformer (Eee pad) Honeycomb tablet. Good specs, great...

Fixed Save As menu item in Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer

The Save As menu item should now work as expected. Go, grab v1.0.4 from dedicated...

DevExpress’ FlowLayoutControl and MVVM

FlowLayoutControl unfortunately doesn’t support items binding. You can’t just provide a source and hope FlowLayoutControl...

Fixing combination of NuGet and Team Foundation in workgroup configuration: 401 Unauthorized

The problem A lot of users of Visual Studio 2010 (SP1), Team Foundation Server in...

Added toggle time option to Dataset Debugger Visualizer datetime columns

In version 1.0.3. I’ve added a popup item that toggles between showing time part of...

Two Windows 8 feature requests

Microsoft started blogging about Windows 8 (there is twitter account @BuildWindows8 as well) and I...

Manage Code ContractClass plugin

I just finished coding a DXCore/CodeRush plugin that helps you with managing the ContractClass for...

SAZAS, država in računalništvo prvič, v1.1 (slovene)

Par novih dejstev glede SAZAS, država in računalništvo, prvič, predvsem po zaslugi @Bekstejdz –a. 1....

SAZAS, država in računalništvo, prvič (slovene)

Ljudje se pritožujemo nad višino vseh možnih davkov, a ne. Redko kdo pa ve, da...

Integrating MvcMiniProfiler and LLBLGenPro

MvcMiniProfiler is a lean and mean mini profiler for MVC 3 that shows the profiling...

A workaround to a problem when upgrading BlogEngine from 2.0 to 2.5

During the BlogEngine upgrade from 2.0 to 2.5 (one that hosts this blog) I’ve come across...

Added forums for discussions related to Righthand and my (free) tools

Just installed (Jitbit) forums for discussions related to my company and the (free) tools I...

Righthand's utilities for managing Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers are live

I’ve started developing a set of utilities for managing Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers (aka...

Surfing the Croatia 2011 refresh

Last year I wrote about how to get an Internet access in Croatia during vacation...

Windows Home Server 2011 restore is just horribly flawed

I am a long time user of Windows Home Server (first version) and it saved...

The long path of installing Windows Home Server 2011 under Hyper-V R2

Here is my experience of Windows Home Server 2011 aka Vail installation under Hyper-V R2...

Minor change to Righthand Dataset Visualizer

Editing an integer number doesn't display a comma anymore. Righthand.DebuggerVisualizer.Dataset.2008_v1.0.2.zip (12.69 mb) Righthand.DebuggerVisualizer.Dataset.2010_v1.0.2.zip (12.69 mb)...

Automating the Righthand Dataset Visualizer build process and a refresh build

Since the last version released I become aware of an issue in the visualizer. If...

About strongtyped datasets, DBNulls, WPF and binding

The mix of strongtyped datasets, DBNull values, WPF and bindings will likely yield exceptions of...

Migrating a Windows Home Server guest machine from VMWare Virtual Server 2.x to Hyper-V

I was running a Windows Home Server under VMWare Virtual Server as a guest machine....

An odd error when adding items to toolbox in Visual Studio 2010

Ever got an error like this when trying to add a toolbox item? Textual representation...

Comparing heating costs using Silverlight

Out of curiosity I’ve decided to compare actual heating costs versus theoretical heating costs. The...

Go To Implementator update

Due to the DXCore/CodeRush internal reorganization I’ve had to update my Go To Implementator plugin...

Waiting for a tablet

It has been quite a while since I’ve started thinking about an e-Reader. The primary...

Righthand DataSet Visualizer goes 1.0

As a New Year’s gift I’ve fixed few bugs in Righthand DataSet Visualizer and set...

Upgraded to Blogengine 2.0

I’ve just upgraded my Blogengine to version 2.0. One of the consequences is that comments...

Capture DirectX 10/11 debug output to Visual Studio

Working with default DirectX configuration in a Visual Studio project is like working with a...

Disabled post comments due to spam

Due to the massive spam amount I was getting these days I’ve opted to disable...

A good use of an old Windows Mobile phone

Before owning an Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S) I had a HTC TyTN II which...

Logging exceptions with NLog

A feature of my nice WPF application is to log exceptions that bring it down...

Managing DVBLink IPTV channels

I’ve been using DVBLink 3.1 for IPTV and Server Network Pack for a week or...

Surfing the Croatia

If you are an Internet addict and can’t live without it even on vacation in...

Two weeks of HTC Desire impressions

I am following the Android phones progress for quite some time now, though I haven’t...

Vtisi o HTC Desire Android napravi (Slovene)

Že nekaj časa spremljam Android telefone na spletu vendar zares nisem imel opravka še z...

Getting HRESULT: 0x80131515 when running Righthand DataSet Visualizer?

Are you getting a HRESULT: 0x80131515 when invoking Righthand DataSet Visualizer from Visual Studio like...

What’s new in C# 4.0 presentation at NTK 2010 in Portorož

Tomorrow I am talking about new features in C# 4.0 at NT Konferenca in Portorož,...

Righthand DataSet Visualizer now supports Visual Studio 2010

New in 0.9.16: added support for Visual Studio 2010 and updated user interface a bit....

Visual Studio 2010 and .net 4.0 are being released today

Today is the day. See Soma’s announcement and prepare your browsers pointed to MSDN Subscriber...

An annoying non-persistent memory leak in .net framework MDI

I had to investigate a memory leak in an application I am building for my...

My first WPF 4.0/Windows 7 multitouch application

So I finally bought an Acer T230H multitouch enabled monitor that is supported by Windows...

Multitouch development on Windows 7

I’ll be developing a multitouch application in WPF 4.0 running on Windows 7 and using...

Running NLog in WPF Browser Application and other partially trusted environments

NLog is a pretty slick logging library, no doubts about that. However if you try...

Generic Thread.VolatileRead and Thread.VolatileWrite

I am thinking about using a generic version of Thread.VolatileRead and Thread.VolatileWrite. The code is...

Meet “Go To Implementator” DXCore plugin for Visual Studio

The problem One of the biggest annoyance when doing unit-test-friendly projects is that you have...

About DevExpress skinning and custom skins

Here is the thing. DevExpress WinForms components support custom skinning. Out of the box there...

Bridging IPTV over wireless using two Linksys WRT54GL routers and DD-WRT firmware

The motivation I had a need to bridge IPTV using a wireless connection. Immediately I...

Enabling and understanding code contracts in Visual Studio 2010 beta 2

Code Contracts are a new way to do both runtime and static checking of your...

Developer Express published roadmap for 2010

First new “feature” is stepping down from three releases per year to two releases per...

Easy way to edit Visual Studio’s project file using XML editor

There are times one needs to edit a project file (csproj, vbproj or others) in...

A managed path to DirectCompute

About DirectCompute After NVidia Cuda, OpenCL we got DirectX’s version (of GPGPU parallelism for numerical calculations)...

My blacklisted companies

Here is my current short list of two companies involved with hardware and/or software sale...

Want to try Parallel Extensions on .net 3.5?

Check out Reactive Extensions to .NET (Rx). Looks like it includes “a back ported (and...

Adjusting DevExpress’ XtraTabControl’s page padding

Look at the picture below, it is a DevExpress' XtraTabControl (WinForms) with a single page...

Adding features to Visual Studio 2008 SP1

While trying to compiling nVidia CUDA kernels on my Windows 7 x64 I realized that...

Final Builder as a helper

Today I’ve tried to ILMerge a WinForms application that uses a bunch of DevExpress controls...

Jinxing your application

If you ever wrote a multithreading application you should understand how hard is to get...

Things that you didn’t know

I am working on a some sort of file cache system lately and I’ve encountered...

What’s new in the BCL in .net 4.0 beta 2

Check out this post about what’s new in the BCL in .net 4.0. beta 2....

Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 and .net 4.0 beta 2 available on MSDN

Both Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 and .net 4.0 beta 2 are available for MSDN...

Dealing with iterations over null lists in LINQ to Objects

Problem If you used LINQ to Objects you have certainly come across iterations over null...

.net reflector pro is awesome

.net reflector I am sure we all know and love .net reflector originally developed by...

The slides and code from my “Making asp.net mvc applications strong typed” presentation

Yesterday I held a presentation (as the part of Bleeding Edge 2009 conference) on how...

Putting sleepless Windows 7 to sleep

A while ago I had the problem with Vista. The thing was that it woke...

Reversing for loops with CodeRush

Imagine you have to delete a bunch of items from a list, something like this:...

Investigating Windows BSOD cause for dummies

Does your Windows displays nice, we all love, BSOD once in a while or perhaps,...

SLODUG and SLOWUG picnic today

SLODUG and SLOWUG members don't forget that today is the picnic day!

Suppress system menu when right clicking on DevExpress skinned form's icon

Task Today I've got a requirement from my customer to prevent showing the system menu...

Powerful and easy installation authoring of .net applications with Advanced Installer

Lately I’ve built a .net class library that supports COM as well. To make setup...

Microsoft Tag beta

It goes basically like this: Sign up, create one or more tags (the image is...

ClickOnce and DevExpress components deployment

Let’s say you’ve build a WinForms application and put some DevExpress (or any other 3rd...

A better call to Control.Invoke

Whenever one needs to interact with WinForms UI from within another thread (the one that...

Packing assemblies to a single file for Righthand.Dataset.Visualizer

A while ago I’ve created Righthand.DataSet.Visualizer, an advanced DataSet visualizer. Today I’ve added support for...

Upgraded BlogEngine from 1.4.5 to 1.5

I have just upgraded BlogEngine.net, an excellent blog engine which hosts this blog, from 1.4.5...

Modern bicycle equipment

I have been bicycling for almost two decades now. I started with a Cannondale M700...

My favorite features in upcomming Visual Studio 2010/.net 4.0

The following two are my favorite features comming with .net 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010:...

Parallel Programing in .net 4.0/Visual Studio 2010 presentation slides (NT Konferenca 2009 version, in Slovene)

Here are the slides used in my Parallel programming in .net 4.0/Visual Studio 2010 presentation...

Running Visual Studio 2010 beta under VMWare Workstation 6.x

There are some graphical problems, probably due to new Visual Studio’s WPF UI, when running...

Visual Studio 2010 beta is up for MSDN subscribers

Go grab your copy from MSDN downloads for subscribers. General public will get it in...

Using XtraChart ASP.NET control in an ASP.NET MVC project

The problem These days I am building an ASP.NET MVC project that requires charting. The...

ANTS Memory Profiler 5 and its expiration message

I installed ANTS Memory Profiler 5 beta version a couple of weeks ago to try...

RenderPartialToString missing in ASP.NET MVC

If I had to pick the most important feature that is missing from ASP.NET MVC...

Enhancing strong typed views in ASP.NET MVC

I’ve added new constructs for replacing < % Html.RenderPartial("~/Shared/LogOnUserControl.ascx", model); %>   with these <...

Strong typing routes in ASP.NET MVC

Let’s say you have Test action in Home controller like this: public ActionResult Test(int id,...

Strong typing views in ASP.NET MVC

Did you ever wonder why do you have to write code like: public ActionResult SomeAction()...

Slicker call to Dispose method

Do you ever get tired of code like this: if (someObject != null) { someObject.Dispose();...

Should we get PocketPC/Windows Mobile OS upgrades (for free)?

In the times when HTC rules the Windows Mobile market with an absurd amount of...

Listening to the music while working with computer

Do you listen to the music (or perhaps to a radio station) during your daily...

Študent je car 2009

I’ll be talking about parallel computing in Visual Studio 2010/.net 4.0 on both forthcoming “Študent...

Silverlight 3: LOB without printing?

Looks like Silverlight 3 is very much geared towards line of business applications. That’s great...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Chassis

The last ingredient is the chassis. Likewise PSU it looks like you don’t need to...

Partial Output Caching in ASP.NET MVC updated

Thanks to Miha Valenčič I’ve found this great article about Partial Output Caching in ASP.NET...

My first ASP.NET MVC pet project – Walls Talking

This week I’ve been extremely busy. Besides my usual work that pays for my living...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Motherboard

First step in picking a proper motherboard is a chipset choice. But not with the...

A Windows Home Server backup engine’s serious issue

I consider Windows Home Server as an excellent backup solution for doing disk image backups...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Graphics card

This one is a relatively easy choice. The main criteria for me is the silence....

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer - CPU

What to look for in a CPU? For me, I look for a good performance...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer - Storage

Disks fail more often than one can imagine. Because my data is the most important...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer - Memory

Core i7 requires DDR3 memory. The more cheaper and slower DDR2 isn’t an option. But...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Power Supply Unit

If you think that power supply unit (PSU) seems like a non-important piece of the...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – The goal

Somehow I’ve missed two important things to mention in the introduction: what will I use...

Parallel computing in Visual Studio 2010/.net 4.0 slides

Just finished the presentation about Parallel computing in Visual Studio 2010/.net 4.0 at TŠC Nova...

Entity Framework leaves the door open to a SQL Injection attack?

I couldn’t believe it when I read Julie Lerman’s post about EF and SQL Injection....

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – CPU cooler

The most valuable aspects for my computer are performance and silence. The later means as...

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Introduction

I am starting to build a new computer for me and I’ll document the parts...

Change the HAL of Windows OS

I am doing a presentation on Visual Studio 2010/.net 4 parallel programming enhancements in the...

Hollywood graphics FX

Did you ever watch a Hollywood movie/episode where police/detective/bad guy/alien manages to get a blurry...

Windows Live Writer doesn’t work well under Windows 7 beta x64

I’ve tried to run Windows Live Writer under Windows 7 beta today. It runs but...

VMWare Workstation's Easy Install

When you think that [VMWare] invented everything they push the innovations even further. These days...

Stop Israeli slaughter

When I started blogging I've decided not to bore the audience with political or other...

A developer diving into microcontroller world part 1

I always wanted to do play with microcontrollers but I lacked hardware knowledge. Actually the...

Lost Windows Live Writer

Today I lost my Windows Live Writer. I was doing a Windows Live update of...

Calling WCF services from within Sql Server

It is possible to create a managed .net stored procedure for SQL Server that acts...

Windows 7 beta at MSDN Subscriptions

In case you didn't notice Windows 7 beta is available at MSDN Subscriptions. The web...

Autoimplement base class constructors with CodeRush

How often do you derive a class and re-create all of the base constructors? This...

Axialis is making a 50% off sale today only

Marc from Axialis sent me a message that Axialis is having 50% off sale today...

SIOL (IPTV provider) managed to upset its customers once more

I have an IPTV provided by biggest national IPTV/IS provider. The current service is poor...

DirectX HLSL compiler chokes on unicode sources

In a week or so I've created two HLSL effects in two different .fx files....

Twittering

I have obviously too much free time and thus started twittering. Here is my twitter...

Using extension methods to make code less cluttered

Here is an example where an extension method is useful. Take this [LGP] code for...

CodeRush Xpress is free

A stripped (more express) version of CodeRush, called CodeRush Xpress, is available for download at...

Two computers, one scanner

I have an USB scanner I bought a while ago. It is attached to my...

Providing syntax editor within a .net application

Many times I've incorporated some sort of scripting capabilities into my .net applications. Usually I'd...

Visual Studio, CodeRush and Silverlight 2

If your Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 freezes while creating a Silverlight project, or any...

XNA Game Studio: I could play video but I'd rather not

Did you ever try to play a video inside your DirectX application, or a newer...

Minimum database permissions for using SqlDependency with SQL Server 2005

If you wonder what minimum permissions you need to use SqlDependency with SQL Server 2005...

Material from my &quot;Making ORM applications more secure/Naredimo ORM aplikacije varnejše&quot; presentation

I posted both slides and demo code from my "Making ORM applications more secure/Naredimo ORM...

Righthand has joined LLBLGenPro partners

I am proud to announce that today, after years of experience with LLBLGenPro development, I've...

e-hiša (e-house) in Nova Gorica

Wednesday I attended the opening of e-hiša, the house of experiments, in Nova Gorica. Luka...

When demand surpasses supply

While I was browsing for OpenMoko (interesting concept btw) products I've came across this interesting...

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 most peculiar installation known issue

I was reading VS2008 SP1 known issues file and this issue struck me: 2.1.4 Visual...

Visual Studio 2008/.net 3.5 SP1 is out!

Go get the long awaited SP1 now. A warning though (make sure you read IMPORTANT...

First signs of Direct3D life on HTC TyTN II!

Guys at xda-developers.com achieved a breakthrough in HTC TyTN II missing (3D) graphics acceleration technology....

Creating wrappers for sealed and other types for mocking

Did you ever wanted to mock a sealed class or non-virtual methods? Unless you are...

Can't start World Wide Web Publishing Service because of Windows Process Activation Service

Recently I had to check out an asp.net application on my workstation and found out...

Intel Matrix Storage Manager (RAID) drivers are perfect!

I am using Intel's ICH9R RAID controller integrated on my server's motherboard for a RAID5...

My article about missing HTC TyTN II graphics drivers published on Moj Mikro

A while ago I wrote an article about HTC TyTN II and its missing graphics...

Developer Express offers free Silverlight grid: agDataGrid

That's a Silverlight 2.0 data grid of course. They won't just ship agDataGrid for free,...

Linq to LLBLGen Pro hits the RTM!

LLBLGen Pro v2.6 is released and a free upgrade to v2.x customers. The major feature...

Windows Home Server just saved my day

[VMWare] Virtual Server 1.0.5 ... free [MS] Windows Home Server (running under VS)... $~170 750GB...

SharePoint 2007 training with Sahil in Europe

Sahil "SharePoint dude" Malik will be doing advanced SharePoint 2007 training in Norway. Yep, that's...

HTC did it again - new ROM, old story

At the beginning of this month news went out that HTC will release a new...

SLODUG/SLOWUG server experiencing problems

As SLODUG/SLOWUG members probably already know, the server is experiencing some problems and it is...

NTKonferenca 2008 Entity Framework slides

You can download the slides of my Entity Framework presentation from NTKonferenca 2008. I hope...

.net 3.5 SP1 beta and Visual Studio 2008 SP1 beta are here

There are various enhancements and even changes in SP1. Perhaps one of the most interesting...

Developer Express steps into WPF

[DevEx], my favorite 3rd party .net component vendor, has just made its first public step...

ASPxGridView, MS Ajax and XYDataSource

If you use [DevEx] ASPxGridView within MS Ajax' UpdatePanel (ASPxGridView.EnableCallBacks="False") you should be aware that...

The time of "Vote for XY product" is here again

asp.netPRO started voting process for asp.netPRO Readers' Choice Awards 2008 as they do every year....

LLBLGen Pro gets LINQ capability

My favorite ORM tool just got better - Frans implemented Linq to LLBLGen Pro. He...

Building your own Media Center

Since I have IPTV I am really annoyed by not having an option to save...

"The target assembly contains no service types. You may need to adjust the Code Access Security policy of this assembly." annoyance

Did you ever encounter this dialog box when dealing with WCF services? "The target assembly...

LINQ to XtraGrid

If you work with [DevEx] XtraGrid's GridView then you know that it provides a relatively...

My first article published in Moj Mikro, Slovene computer monthly magazine

The article is all about HTC's dirty secrets behind its line of PocketPC's based on...

Is true belief a good attribute of an architect

Recently I've came across this forum thread regarding the future of [DevEx]' eXpress Persistent Objects...

Visual Studio 2008 web-design related hotfix

[MS] relased Visual Studio 2008 hotfix that should eliminate some web-design annoyances, particularly the slowness...

Today is the deadline for applying to Silverlight challenge

Don't forget, Silverlight challenge is going to close after today. So, apply before it is...

telerik supporting Mono?

Looks like telerik is going to support Mono. This news is certainly interesting for Mono...

HTC is giving a finger to its customers

I already reported about presumably lack of drivers in newer HTC devices. At the time...

VS2008 SP1?

I just read an interesting post about debugging enhancement for Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Right,...

Revolutionary approach to check whether connection to database will work for next command

As we all know, an open connection to database server might drop for a reason...

HTC devices and lack of proper drivers

If you are considering to buy a HTC device or already have one then you...

A part of .NET Framework Source Code is available for debugging purposes

Great news. [MS] finally released a part of .NET Framework Source Code for debugging purposes....

Guess the origin of source code

Guess where my debugger stopped. Follow up soon, but do guess. As a hint, this...

Righthand Dataset Debugger Visualizer goes 2008 and looses expiration restriction at the same time

As a (late) new year gift I've removed annoying expiration restriction from my dataset debugger...

A contribution to the Webheads CoP

Saša is doing some online community work for TESOL EVO BaW08 event. A part of...

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